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Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
His resolution is unshaken; tears, though shed, avail not.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Who gathers thistles, may expect pricks.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Power call achieve more by gentle means than by violence.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
Let every eye negotiate for itself
And trust no agent.
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
The style is the man.
[Fr., Le style c'est l'homme.]
In every country dogges bite.
In every country dogges bite.